HLA-G unique promoter region: Functional implications

Immunogenetics

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 617-625

  Solier, C ^a   Mallet, V ^a   Lenfant, F ^a   Bertrand, A ^a   Huchenq, A ^a   Le Bouteiller, P ^a  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

HLA G; Placenta; Pregnancy; Promoter; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HLA G ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENHANCER A REGION; ENHANCER REGION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HLA SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISRE REGION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SXY REGION; THYMOCYTE; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NF-KAPPA B; PLACENTA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0035217782     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-001-0373-0     Document Type: Review

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